At the end of a three-day visit to Haiti, Members of the Security Council called on all political actors "to work together and without further delay to ensure the urgent holding of free, fair, inclusive and transparent elections including those which are overdue in accordance with constitution of Haiti." MINUSTAH

Members of the United Nations Security Council are in Haiti for a three-day visit in a bid show its solidarity with the government and people of Haiti and to "urge Haiti's political actors to work cooperatively and without further delays to ensure the holding of free, fair, inclusive, and transparent legislative, partial senatorial, municipal and [...]

Adolescent women in Haiti are finding inspiration and jobs through a project that trains them in fields previously allotted only to men. The women now have incomes, and the skills needed to help their tiny nation, still suffering the effects of the 2010 earthquake. WORLD BANK

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Sandra Honoré, told the Security Council that "the window for holding the elections before the end of the year is now rapidly closing." This is particularly worrisome, she said as without elections "Parliament would be rendered dysfunctional on January 12, 2015, thereby creating an institutional vacuum until [...]

Gustavo Gallon, the independent expert on the situation of Human Rights in Haiti, wrapped his second visit to the country with a press conference where he said that "80% of prisoners in Haiti are deprived of their liberty for years without having been heard by a judge. " MINUSTAH

Wrapping his two-day visit to Haiti, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a press conference in capital Port-au-Prince, after touring the national Olympic sport center still under construction since 2012. MINUSTAH

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Haitian president Michel Martelly yesterday (14 Jul) to discuss upcoming legislative and municipal elections, the ongoing cholera epidemic, as well as the restructuring of the United Nations mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for intensified efforts to ensure access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation in Haiti, as he launched a new United Nations-supported initiative and met with families affected by cholera. MINUSTAH

Secretary-General Ban Ki moon arrived for a two-day visit in Haiti. Ban and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek, began their visit by laying a wreath at the UN mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) earthquake memorial. MINUSTAH